Winter Wonderland

Many of you reading this are doing so while enjoying warm, tropical-like, Florida winter temperatures. And for that, I am incredibly jealous considering that I have been snowed in for the past 3 days and experiencing Arctic temperatures...thanks, Polar Vortex. It is with excitement that I can report the current temperature is 18 degrees and only feels like 10! Keep in mind, this is a VAST difference from the -40 wind chills we were experiencing earlier in the week. I never thought I would consider 20 degrees to be "warm" but I am starting to change my tune.

With the blizzard that we experienced, came what every teacher dreams of hearing....Snow Day! This was exponentially exciting for me since this was my first snow day (which turned into 4 days!) ever! 

The perfect time to update my blog :)

The city (and greater portion of the Midwest) was practically shut down Monday and Tuesday, which was great because it meant Nick got to stay home too! Even he said that this was one of the worst storms and coldest temperatures that he's ever experience, which makes me feel like I have a wee bit of room to complain about how cold I am ;) 

Back tracking to Sunday when the storm actually came through. Our friend Aaron spent the day with us at the house and we I had a whole lot of fun playing outside! Again, the temps on Sunday were relatively nice and in the 30s so it was actually bearable to be outside! We built snowmen, made forts, had snowball fights, and jumped into drifts. I really loved every minute of it! Also, the perfect time to snap some pictures of our very own winter wonderland!

Major picture upload happening....now!

Since our fun-filled day on Sunday, I've been trapped inside ever since. But don't worry, I am not complaining! I've loved every minute of this extra down time and have snuck in a few productive activities here and there. But...just a few :) A lot of time has been dedicated to far more important things...for instance, watching daytime talk shows (Bethenny, is my fave), catching up on the Real Housewives, watching way too much HGTV, and pinning elaborate wedding related items on Pinterest (that have no purpose at this point in time). I think painting my nails and catching up on my Us Weekly's are in store for tonight. 

I got the call that school is cancelled again for tomorrow...yippee!...just a little bit ago so I have one more day at home. We'll only have to make up two of the four days which makes the cancellations even sweeter. 

I've been told that if I can survive this winter, then I'll be golden so I am hoping they are all right! After all, I am still very much a Florida girl at heart....

Snow Gator!

Enjoy the warmth, Florida friends! Until next time :)